Pumas at home in the fields of the Lord

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A tour of Europe for Argentina does not involve a huge amount of travel expenses. The Pumas have selected a 28-man squad for the autumn internationals, all but four of whom play their club rugby in Europe.

Stade Français is the most popular destination for Argentine exiles, harbouring five of the 16 squad members who play in France. Eight are based in the British Isles, with Francisco Leonelli, of Edinburgh, facing Scotland on his home ground at Murrayfield, Felipe Contepomi at Leinster and six players based in England: Manuel Contepomi, Felipe’s brother, and Bernardo Stortoni at Bristol, Ignacio Fernandez Lobbe